Rock City Eats
Valentine’s Day is coming up quick. If you are anything like me, you have not even thought about making a reservation yet for dinner. Thankfully we have you covered with some of the best Valentine’s Day special menus in town. Most of the options below are off-menu, multi-course dinners often with wine pairings. In my […]
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Mark your calendars for this Friday, when Big Orange and Big Orange Midtown once again release their February special Lucie’s Rainbow Shake. The shake itself is a simple vanilla milkshake, but it’s the four-layer rainbow cake that sets it apart. Each color is found in the logo for Lucie’s Place, a Little Rock nonprofit that
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Drink Insider covers the men and women behind Little Rock’s beverage scene. Whether it’s our brewers, bartenders or distillers, Central Arkansas has many talented people making the drinks you love. Today, we catch up with Zac Thompson, cellarman at Lost Forty Brewing. The last time you were featured on Drink Insider you were a brewer
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It has been a slow and painful death for Gusano’s Pizza in the Rivermarket. It appears things are officially over based on a posting by the owner of the building, Newmark Moses Tucker, who is seeking a new tenant for the location. The pizzeria opened their original location in 2004 in the River Market. They
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Well, to say this is a crazy week in Little Rock’s beer scene would be an understatement. To explain, we first have to start with today’s Freshcut Monday release at Lost Forty Brewing. The brew team is bringing back Forest King Imperial Stout, one of the original seasonal brews that was on when the brewery
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When times get tough, it’s easy to see who the good people are. It’s been increasingly apparent in two different stories this week. First, Trio’s Restaurant chef and owner Capi Peck has been leading a drive to provide food for the TSA employees who are currently working without pay at the Little Rock aiport during
In an industry where frequent employee turnover is basically a guarantee, a restaurant that has a steady, experienced leader for more than half a decade has an advantage. Take Ciao Baci in Hillcrest, for instance. Executive chef Jeff Owen is in his seventh year leading the kitchen, and it shows. Owen puts out four seasonal
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One of the best annual sour releases is back this week at Rebel Kettle Brewing Company. The brewery’s 4:30 Thursday tapping is Plum Dawg Millionaire, a plum and cherry barrel-aged dark sour. John Lee and Josh Davis aged this one for six months in fresh Maker’s Mark bourbon barrels, then refermented everything with more than
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The Minute Man burger chain that was originally founded in Little Rock in 1948 is set to make a triumphant return to the original city in the near future. Minute Man announced today in a press release that they are planning 3 locations in central Arkansas, likely split between Little Rock and Conway. Minute Man
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Arkansas Hall of Fame restaurant Franke’s Cafeteria turns 100 years old this year and will be celebrating with a brand new location. Franke’s is opening a cafeteria in Conway in the coming weeks. The new location in the former Dixie Café on Fendley Drive will be the third Franke’s spot and the first outside of
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